Formulation factors affecting acceptability of oral medicines in children.
Acceptability of medicines in children and caregivers affects safety and effectiveness of medicinal treatments. The pharmaceutical industry is required to demonstrate acceptability of new paediatric formulations in target age groups as an integrated part of the development of these products (P. Kozarewicz, 2014). Two questions arise when trying to tackle this task: “which dosage form to choose for each target age group?” and “how to formulate it once the dosage form is decided?”.